Koto

Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan Japanese
 Workshop of Gotō Yūjō Japanese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684

Ce rare koto (type de cithare) est un chef-d’œuvre des arts décoratifs et musicaux japonais. Bien qu’une forte tradition ait existé auparavant, ce n’est qu’au XVIIe siècle que les fondations de la musique koto du Japon ont été établies. Cet exemplaire témoigne de cette longue histoire musicale. Admirons ses abondantes incrustations et les ornements remarquables dus à Teijo, maître de la neuvième génération des Goto (célèbre famille d’artistes du métal), et peut-être le plus doué d’entre eux. La qualité de l’instrument souligne son rôle de symbole du Japon et reflète le prestige de ses propriétaires, qui appartenaient au puissant clan des Karasumaru. L’étui, du début du XIXe siècle, somptueusement ornementé et laqué, est décoré d’oies et de grues (l’un des emblèmes des Karasumaru) en or.

Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese

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Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese
Koto (箏), Metalwork by Goto Teijo, 9th generation Goto master, Japan (1603–1673), Various woods, ivory and tortoiseshell inlays, gold and silver inlays, metalwork, cloth, laquer, paper,, Japanese

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